Whistleblowing in a Political World: Allison Stanger to Speak at Elmhurst College on Sept. 28

The CIA, FBI, NSA and other intelligence agencies collect and analyze information to support America's security interests at home and around the world. How do these necessarily secretive organizations really work, and what happens when they find themselves exposed? Allison Stanger, a professor of international politics and economics at Middlebury College (and an Elmhurst College alumna), will explore these issues and more on Thursday, September 28 during Are Leaks Ever Justified? The Intelligence Community and Whistleblowing in a Political World at Elmhurst College. Her talk is part of this year's Rudolf G. Schade Lectures on History, Ethics and Law. Allison Stanger is the Russell Leng '60 Professor of International Politics and Economics and founding director of the Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs at Middlebury College. She is the author of One Nation Under Contract: The Outsourcing of American Power and the Future of Foreign Policy and the forthcoming Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Leaks: The Story of Whistleblowing in America. Stanger also has published opinion pieces in Foreign Policy, Financial Times, The New York Times and the Washington Post; and has testified before the Commission on Wartime Contracting and the Congressional Oversight Panel. Professor Stanger's talk will begin at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 28, in the Founders Lounge of the Frick Center (190 Prospect Ave., Elmhurst, elmhurst.edu/campusmap). Admission is $10 for the general public and free for Elmhurst College students, faculty, staff and alumni. Tickets are available by visiting elmhurst.edu/tix. For more information, call (630) 617-5186. This lecture is sponsored in large part by BMO Harris Bank. Elmhurst College is a leading four-year college that seamlessly blends liberal learning and professional preparation to help students reach their full potential. Elmhurst offers more than 60 undergraduate majors, 15 graduate programs, degree-completion programs for adults and the Elmhurst Learning and Success Academy for young adults with developmental disabilities. Elmhurst College is one of the Top 10 Colleges in the Midwest, according to U.S. News & World Report; and U.S. News, Money and Forbes magazines consistently rank Elmhurst as one of the Midwest's best values in higher education.

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